1 Mendel investigated characters in the garden pea plant that were manifested as two opposing traits...........

Biology (CUET) Molecular Basis of Inheritance

1. Mendel investigated characters in the garden pea plant that were manifested as two opposing traits. 2. This allowed him to set up a basic framework of rules governing inheritance.Choose the correct option:

Both statements are correct

Both statements are incorrect

Statement 1 is correct, statement 2 is incorrect

Statement 1 is incorrect, statement 2 is correct

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Explanation:

- Statement 1 is correct. Gregor Mendel studied pea plants and focused on specific traits that appeared in two distinct forms, such as tall vs. short stems or purple vs. white flowers.

- Statement 2 is also correct. From his experiments, Mendel developed foundational principles of inheritance, including the laws of segregation and independent assortment.

- Option 1: Both statements are correct.

- Option 2: Both statements are incorrect, which is false.

- Option 3: Statement 1 is correct, and statement 2 is incorrect, which is not true.

- Option 4: Statement 1 is incorrect, and statement 2 is correct, which is also untrue.